MacKenzie is thrilled with the 1,head, triple-row system with two outside rows in the rough and perimeter watering around all the greens. I can dial in individual heads and manage water better in specific areas that are wetter or in shade, so the playing area is a lot more consistent. Now MacKenzie has the ability to run less water to the center row so he can make the middle of the fairway firmer. Drainage is an issue MacKenzie believes never ends on any course.
But now, at least, the South Course is a drier layout in many ways. Another important new element of the course is the practice range, which sits on the first and 18th holes of the original Course 3 and was languishing without turf, a vestige of the U.
Prior to the restoration, the range had been functioning as a parking lot and was in disrepair for the past five years. But Andrews spent an extraordinary amount of time shaping the target greens on the range, and MacKenzie opened the range with practice pads in early May.
Elevated stature By building new tees and bunkers, changing the grass lines and expanding the putting surfaces, the golf course is dramatically different. So, which course is the better of the two? The South Course is definitely dramatically improved.
We look at water quality differently than even five years ago. We can treat water or add amendments or surfactants to the soil to adjust pH, lower bicarbonate levels and help water do its job better. Clark is the golf course superintendent at the year-old Troon Country Club a private facility not related to the management company.
He has been a superintendent for 27 years and has been at the hole club in Scottsdale, Ariz. He maintains Bermudagrass on the fairways and tees and SR bentgrass on the greens. Before that, it was Colorado River water and, before that, potable well water. Currently, Clark estimates that 40 to 45 percent of the golf courses in the state use effluent water for irrigation. Twenty-three golf facilities are on the same water line as Troon. The golf courses in the area paid for the city-maintained water distribution system, which is basically a storage facility.
Not every course wanted it, but the decision was based on what the majority wanted. As a result of effluent water use, Clark has seen a decrease in the quality of turf because of sodium build up. Instead, he relies on aerification, rain and topdressing. Many courses could switch to the usual salt- and drought-tolerant turfgrass, but a bigger problem is establishing cool-season grass when overseeding, Clark says.
So, researchers are developing salt-tolerant ryegrass. Because of that, the golf course was designed around 18 wells. The effluent water lines and potable water lines at Old Palm are spaced 3 feet apart. All the lakes 58 acres are lined because they hold reclaimed water. There are six irrigation pumps — five for reclaimed and one for potable. If Bladen uses any of the , gallons, he pays about 25 cents per 1, gallons.
Golf courses within a mile of Old Palm use reclaimed water through the same utility, but each has a different agreement, Bladen says. Currently, Old Palm, which has a acre practice facility, is in a drought condition, a modified phase three, Bladen says. Water use reduction is based on formulas that include soil type.
I fought like hell to get more water. There are some golf courses on the other coast that are only allowed to pump , gallons a day. Last year, before I was able to get an extra , gallons, I was pumping , gallons a day for acres. More recently, Bladen installed subsurface moisture sensors, which he can track on the computer, to help use water more efficiently.
They determine when and what to water. Looking ahead Because the water situation in Scottsdale is so serious, the city agreed never to build another golf course in the city limits, Clark says. But that right will be lost in the future, Clark says. Despite water-use concerns, the amount of groundwater in the Scottsdale area has actually increased because the city is taking renewable water and is putting it back into the ground, Clark says.
But I worry whether water will restrict golf course development in the future. That will be a difficult trend to overcome in a lot of parts of the country. Some changes will be more severe than others based on location. June 23, Pat Jones I read the news today. Just the opposite was true. I smiled because memories of him delighted me. Long before iPODs turned recordings into things that flow directly into your brain, my friends and I would hole up in one of our basements and pay our favorite LP tracks over and over again until the stylus wore out on the record player.
Note to younger readers: You can look up LP, record player and stylus on Wikipedia. And the man hated golf with a passion. Here it is in a YouTube clip preceded by another classic critique of the game by Robin Williams you can skip the Williams bit and go right to Carlin at into the clip.
Alternately rolling and mowing can help alleviate stress on greens while maintaining speed. June 20, Turf Sorochan As temperatures escalate, keeping greens fast and under as little stress as possible can be a mammoth challenge. The associate professor of turfgrass science and management from the University of Tennessee shared his insight with superintendents at a Stomp Out Stress seminar sponsored by Bayer Environmental Science at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
Growing emphasis on outpatient and community care. The Canadian health care system provides similar services as the US model with significantly lower costs. Strong planning relationships among medical and other professional faculties, provincial government health agencies, and medical, psychiatric and other professionals orders and colleges.
Telemedicine for long-distance learning and medical consultations is increasing. Growing acceptance of best practices and evidence-based medicine. The Federal government has not established clear national standards for health care delivery. Pharmaceutical costs have increased disproportionately compared to other health care costs. Services such as dentistry, optometry and medications are not covered for outpatients who must pay personally or through employee benefit plans.
Workloads increase with the burden to respond to all needs. Private-practice psychiatry and as a result psychodynamic psychotherapy are waning. Waiting lists for care versus quality of care. Inpatient services are subject to increasing pressure due to the aging population and greater emphasis on outpatient and community care. Use of IT services, digital charts and telemedicine is not being optimized.
Opportunities The shift to primary care means a re-visioning of health care services with a growing emphasis on shared care between primary care providers and specialists. Telemedicine and IT services Threats Rising pharmaceutical costs Increasing private practice clinics with surcharges for uninsured services to ensure privileged access to care The lack of political will to define and enforce national standards. Bibliography: 1. Jeste, Dilip Canadian Psychiatry and Health Care System.
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